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HealthManagement was in pole position at ECR last month to interview
leading clinicians and industry experts at this year's congress of the European Society of Radiology. We put key questions to, among others, Prof. Iain McCall, Prof. Davide Caramella and Prof.em. Per Skaane. We are publishing the first selection today, with more to follow. Celebrating...
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HealthManagement’s booth at the European Congress of Radiology in Vienna earlier this month was a hive of activity (we squeezed a picture in before sessions started), with 1-1-1 interviews conducted (Did you do it?), management tips being posted and, not least, the latest issue of the journal distributed, newly titled HealthManagement.org The Journal....
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Putting patients at the centre of care involves radiologists, patients and next of kin, according to speakers at a session at the European Congress of Radiology today, organised by the ESR’s Patient Advisory Group . Established by the ESR 2 years ago, the PAG includes seven patient representatives from the whole spectrum of disease areas as well as...
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New methods that make it possible to visualise activity on a molecular level will boost optical imaging use in radiology, especially oncology applications. Experts will unveil the secrets of Cerenkov (blue light) radiation, reporter gene imaging and opto-acoustics techniques today during a New Horizons session at the ECR. Speakers will look at molecular...
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Cardiac CT is emerging as an alternative to conventional invasive coronary angiography, but its exact potential is yet to be established. A Special Focus session at the European Congress of Radiology today will present the most promising technologies. Fractional flow reserve computed tomography (FFR CT) enables coronary stenosis significance to be...
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Ziehm Imaging showcases its comprehensive C-arm
portfolio under the theme “Redefined Imaging” at this year’s ECR which runs in
Vienna from 4-8 March.
Ziehm Vision RFD 3D is the world’s only 3D C-arm
with flat-panel technology that provides a 16 cm edge length per scan volume. It
will be on display for the first time in Europe.
Ziehm...
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A panel of experts at the ECR in Vienna will be discussing the state of imaging equipment in Europe and will talk about the issues impeding the harmonisation of imaging standards in
Europe.
The older the equipment, the lower the quality of imaging. According to
the European Coordination Committee of the Radiological Electromedical
and Healthcare...
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The European Society of Radiology (ESR) and National
Decision Support Company (NDSC) today officially launched ESR iGuide at the European Congress of Radiology 2015 in Vienna. The ESR iGuide is a clinical
decision support (CDS) system enabling doctors to order medical imaging
procedures for their patients based on the best available medical evidence....
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Computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) can enhance performance but
only if it is used correctly, and does not reduce the need for training. In a
Refresher Course today at the ECR which runs in Vienna from 4-8 March, experts
will talk about how CAD is moving away from pure detection to clinical decision
support and will explain how the adoption of new reading...
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In a session at ECR which runs from 4-8 March in Vienna, renowned researchers will talk about the
integration of imaging biomarkers in Europe and the major issues that need to
be overcome to derive the full potential of quantitative imaging.
Quantitative imaging enables clinicians to identify disease early and
can go a long way in improving...
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